Home / 43,620.80-65,404.80-17,295.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 43,620.80, 65,404.80 and 17,295.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 43,620.80, 65,404.80 and 17,295.20 is: 25,932.33

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    43,620.80 : 65,404.80 = 17,295.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    43,620.80/65,404.80 = 17,295.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    43,620.80x = 65,404.80 × 17,295.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    43,620.80x = 1,131,189,096.96
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,131,189,096.96/43,620.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 25,932.33

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.50) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.